Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Snap reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.56B, vs. $1.33B est., global DAUs up 9%, issues light Q1 guidance, names Ajit Mohan as CBO; SNAP jumps 10%+ after hours  —  Snap shares jumped rallied in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Elon Musk accused an X user of “a crime” who named federal staff in a post that X then removed—showing what actual government social media censorship looks like  —  For years, we’ve watched self-proclaimed “free speech warriors” hyperventilate about imaginary government control of social media content moderation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple raises the monthly AppleCare+ price for iPhone users by $0.50 in the US and will only offer one-time AppleCare+ purchase options in its online store  —  Apple this week increased the prices for its monthly AppleCare+ subscription prices for the iPhone, raising the cost by 50 cents for all models in the United States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says users on Threads can now make their custom feeds public and follow custom feeds made by others  —  Meta’s Threads is doubling down on support for custom feeds as it faces challenges from the growing social network Bluesky, now with over 30 million users, which also offers custom feeds as one of its key features. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 16% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 675M, subscribers up 11% YoY to 263M, and €1.14B in 2024 net income, vs. a €532M loss in 2023  —  Price increases, cost discipline help audio-streaming giant pivot from heavy spending on growth to sustained profits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe adds “contract intelligence capabilities” to Acrobat’s $4.99 per month AI Assistant, letting the PDF manager summarize complicated contract language  —  The new contract surfaces key terms and dates within complex agreements.  —  The new contract surfaces key terms and dates within complex agreements. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: Ofcom drops an investigation into whether OnlyFans-owner Fenix International is letting under-18s access adult content, but keeps another part of the probe open  —  Adult streaming site had been accused of setting age verification settings too low  —  Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: ByteDance researchers demo OmniHuman-1, an AI system that is “easily heads and shoulders above previous deepfake techniques”, if ByteDance’s clips are accurate  —  Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 16% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 675M, subscribers up 11% YoY to 263M, and €1.14B in 2024 net income, vs. a €532M loss in 2023  —  Price increases, cost discipline help audio-streaming giant pivot from heavy spending on growth to sustained profits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Memo: Cruise is laying off 50% of its staff, after GM cut funding to robotaxi operations and shifts its focus to tech like hands-free driver assistance  —  Autonomous vehicle company Cruise is laying off 50% of its workforce — cuts that extend to the CEO and several other top executives — as it prepares to shut down operations. Lees verder op Tech Meme